Vol 14 Chapter 7 (1/2)

ACT 7 Rhapsody Melody

“That is everything”

“Thank you”

Roco handed a cup of water to the sweating Sid and laughed Sid drank as he looked at the front of the store and muttered

“By the way, 1 gold is typical for Ark-nim”

“It is surprisingly popular”

While Ark was elsewhere, they were in charge of the store’s operations And the store did a old sale All the old

“Ite……”

Sid turned pale and shook his head The iteh a lot of the iteic items that could be used for 50 levels The reason he could sell it for 1 gold was because of the durability The repair skill that people initially learnt sometimes failed When that happened, the maximum durability of the items would fall In addition, people also learnt techniques to strengthen the rating of the item which would also decrease durability if failed Those were the ite or upgrading, the durability would fall to 1~5

Ark had Sid go and buy those itearan Sid frankly couldn’t see a way to sell those ite Sid hadn’t considered Of course, it wasn’t possible to use such equipment in battles But no matter how much durability was left, they still had the appearance of a perfectto spend 1 gold on deluxe costumes that they could wear

“Baby, do you want ic arirlfriend”

“But aren’t you lacking money at the moment?”

“Huhuhu, Ark’s store is only selling it for 1 gold”

“Ah, you can buy the old at Ark’s store!”

“Everybody, Ark’s store is selling iteold!”

Jana was also advertising at the entrance of the village Therefore, the store was booe quickly increased every day While Ark andering around the City of the Dead, his assets were steadily recovering

‘Ark-nih to the end I’ve become very successful as a merchant’

While Sid was thinking this, Roco counted the box and tilted her head as she asked

“The ahtly less than the previous trade”

“That’s because the situation in Nagaran is quite aweapons and consuoods at this time and sell it in Seutandal then we’ll only receive a loss”

“The atood?”

“The explanation is a little long……”

“It’s okay I need to know in case I have to go to Nagaran”

“As Roco-niaran has been quiet because the 5 coalitions that occupy it, including the Hermes Guild, are very powerful If one of them moves then the other Lords would all act to stop them”

“Hr now?”

Roco asked with a curious look Although several exhibitions were held in the store, Ark’s plan was to organize a trade route between his businesses on the continent and Seutandal And he left that work to Sid

Sid ran the Continental Coaran It was a battlefield where a lot of users always gathered The characteristic of high level users was that they lost all their starting naivety Most users when they started the game would treasure even 1 copper If they could receive a few more silvers then they wouldn’t hesitate to carry their heavy bags to the next village But at the late level, users tended to ignore silver and focused on gold If their bags were heavy with japtem only worth a few silvers, they wouldn’t care about market price and would just sell it at the nearest store To Ark it wasn’t any different fro money on the side of a road This tendency was particularly strong in Nagaran So Sid received the special mission to buy such items cheaply and then he would hand it to Ark’s store when the quantity was sufficient Those goods would then flow onto Seutandal and so on

It was the trade route linking Nagaran, Lancel and Seutandal! The triangular route envisioned by Ark was being put into ular trade route still wasn’t firmly established That’s why they planned the exhibitions just in case Anyway, now the situation in Nagaran couldn’t be separated from Ark’s store anyer would pay attention to Nagaran

“It started to crumble when the Hermes Alliance hired mercenaries to conquer Seutandal and failed The former balance was broken So I don’t knoill happen in the future as all the coalitions have made moves to expand their military armaments”

“But is the Herold so wouldn’t that affect them?”

“That’s a little complicated”

Sid explained

“In fact, that is equivalent to the profit the Herold is a lot of money but it isn’t that much to the Alliance But the problem is Jewel and Duke”

It was determined that the failure to conquer Seutandal was Jewel and Duke’s fault If Jewel hadn’t been so greedy and asked for help immediately then the situation would be different Therefore the guilds belonging to the alliance requested the two of theuild However, Raiden was a pioneer and just ignored the Alliance’s request But Heruilds belonged to the Hernored their request to kick out Jewel and Duke, their dissatisfaction accuuilds withdrew from the Alliance and even joined up with other coalitions Since the scale had grown so large, ement had become difficult

“A lot of the regular customers at the Continental Commerce firm are members of the Herh the infore will know all of it”

Sid gave a creepy laugh

“Anyway, the 5 coalitions in Nagaran are secretly preparing for war Although I don’t knohen it will start, the sieges between established Lords is different froin without the Lord’s permission”

That’s why the prices of equip However, Sid just spoke like he didn’t care

“Well, whatever The prices of various precious one down instead That’s because each coalition are selling their precious metals in order to buy war supplies So most of the resources this time are preciousor enchantment skill or you can sell it in Seutandal for a profit”

“You h a lot”

“Gone through a lot……”

Sid scratched his head as he recalled the past before saying

“In fact, I thought it was slightly unfair when I first received the job at the Continental Commerce Firm But it was actually quite okay after I’ve experienced it I can use the public funds from the Continental Commerce Firm to buy the [Safe Travel] scroll and I’m also safe from chaotic users”

On the surface, the Hermes Alliance was the one who received the tax from the Continental Coated to protect the fir of the Hermes Alliance, chaotic users wouldn’t dare recklessly attack him But in fact, more than half of Sid’s travels were under Ark’s directions The Her Ark’s businesses If Raiden are of this then heAnyway, thanks to that Sid was able to focus on business for the last few months

“Huhuhu, fortunately I’ve reached level 300”

“Level 300?”

Sid was the foreign divisionlarger every year He gained 2~3 levels with every difficult, successful deal so it was natural Sid then indicated a horse and cart with a satisfied look

“And I bought a carriage a short tio”

“Isn’t this a carriage given to the Continental Commerce Firm?”

“I used allfor a e then the maintenance costs would be paid for by the Continental Commerce Firm I’ll save the pennies for my own store in the future”

Sid only held a handful of acorns but he had strong aspirations

“Then I’ll give this to you and go I have a lot of places to visit before returning Ah!”

Sid suddenly ree The ite was an old harp

“I accidently received this harp during a trade a short tio Roco-nim, aren’t you a Minstrel? It didn’t know if you would need it so I just brought it How is it? I don’t know that much about music instruments”

Antique Harp

It appears to have been neglected for a long ti it in this state will just cause it to be broken But a person with its discerning eyes will be able to see its true value It has an elegant streamlined body and the optimal placement for a beautiful tune

It reat commander has poured his heart and soul into it If the harp is used by ignorant people then it would be a waste of this masterpiece

Just like described, the harp was very old But Roco’s heart was captured with one glance at the harp When she changed to a iven as a quest reward so she had handled it for a short while Compared to other musical instrued to a different instrument But there was a type of quaint charm to it, just like its nae of a woman carved onto the handle part

“This appeals to me!”

“I knew it”

Sid grinned and nodded

“I bought it for 5 gold and was planning to sell it for 6 gold But I’ll give it to Roco-niold”

“Eh? That’s so expensive You want 5 gold for a worn-out and broken harp? I’ll give you 2 gold for it”

“I won’t go below 3 gold”

“Why are you doing this?” You said you bought it for 5 gold but weren’t you somewhat cheated? Don’t you think it is worth more of a discount?”

No free gifts existed in Ark’s group They followed the example of their leader Ark in which ‘they would even pick up a stone and sell it!’ That was the roup! However, Roco and Sid saw each other every week so a heart-war scene occurred

“Phew, I understand I’ll give you a discount Roco-nim is now formidable 2 Gold 40 silver I won’t reduce it anymore”

“Okay”

The harp’s price was knocked down to 2 gold and 40 silver

“Sapjil, Ulure out the price for it”

“Yes Store Manager!”

Roco directed the store assistants and went up to the 2nd floor

‘Hmmm, there is no i’

In recent times, Roco had quite a lot of free ti to reach his rental house deposit However there was no need for that anymore and her education of Sapjil and Ul theht of her Although she was busy when there was a probleer Roco was grateful for the free time at all No, to be honest it caused her quite a lot of stress

‘I thought I would see Oppa more if I looked after the store but I see him even less than before While I’m stuck here, that fox Lariette will look better……ayu, I’m so irritated’

Fortunately she checked with the rehabilitation members and it didn’t seem like Lariette could meet Ark as well But that wasn’t the only cause of Roco’s stress When they met for the first time, Sid had bad credit but he was already level 300 In addition, Sapjil and Ul sale assistants It was possible because they were merchants However, Roco was a Minstrel She received no experience no matter how much the business profitedOf course, Roco also played during that ti with the fore But there wasn’t the saroup so she still hadn’t reached level 200

“I’d like to play in Seutandal with the rehabilitation oppas too……”

But she couldn’t leave Ark’s store to Sapjil and Ulmeok

“Yes, I’ll just have to be patient and protect Oppa’s business”

She used this thought to build her determination Eventually Roco started a new hobby in order to appease her boredom One of Roco’s interests in reality that she could do in the gaathered quite a few japtem Roco collected the musical instruments and set them aside in a special collection Violin, viola, trumpet…the 2nd floor was filled with Roco’s musical instruments Thanks to her boredom, she played theh

‘I don’t have a harp yet so it will go quite well It isn’t possible to use as an equipment but won’t a nice sound appear if I repair it? It is also beautiful so it can be used as a decoration For theit’

Roco had a happy expression on her face as she picked up the dust cloth Roco’s specialty in reality and the ga up the store, her various household skills have risen to advanced level When Roco rubbed it with the dust cloth, the harp slowly regained its original brilliance and shi+ne Roco felt a sense of fulfilment every time more of the harp’s features were revealed

‘My eyes weren’t inal colour Nohat kind of tone will the harp s I must quickly repair it in order to play the harp’

Roco rode to the s Once all the repairs were completed, Roco looked at the harp with an expectant face

Ddi ddu ru rung ddi rung ddang-!

“Eh? What is that?”

Why did the harp sound like a brick was being ground up? Roco realized that she had forgotten one of thean instru instru

“But I’ve never tuned a harp before……”

In fact, Roco had never done any tuning in New World Most stores sold musical instruments with the tune already adjusted Of course, Roco had done tuning before But Roco uitars in reality On the other hand, the harp had 47 strings to tune Roco ended up visiting the instruain However, the NPC looked at the harp and shook his head

“I’ about the harp Furthermore, the life of that harp seems to be finished Even if it is adjusted, it will be difficult to get the right tone from it How about you look in the store and find a new harp? A famous artisan has made it so the tone is very beautiful And the functionality is also a Come, look over here Do you see the sharp ed with this……”

The shop owner recommended her a steel harp with extra attack power

“I’ll coain!”

Since then, Roco had looked through various textbooks to tune the harp Fortunately Roco was very interested in ood sound detection even if it wasn’t perfect pitch After a rewarding 10 days, she finally finished adjusting the harp

“That’s it! Now I can hear the tone of the harp properly”

Roco played the strings with a tense expression

Ddiririring, ddiririring!

The 47 strings produced a soft, clear sound

“This is it! This is the sound of a harp! Hohoho, this sounds better thanit Shall I learn how to properly play a harp now? Where is it, that song I played before……?”

Roco went to her box of sheet music

Ddiririring ~ ddiririring ~ ddiririririririri ~

Suddenly there was a poltergeist pheno on the table start to play by itself? That wasn’t the only ae of the woman carved into the handle opened herRoco hesitated as she looked at the harp The roo…… So a beautiful, broken melody It was an unfamiliar melody that she heard for the first time, but Roco quickly became a prisoner to that melody

‘Ah, it is the first time I’ve heard such a beautifulpain inalone in a beautiful,musicMy frustrated mind seems to be cleansed’

Roco sat in front of the harp and beca sound and a quest informationappeared

-Temptation of the Mysterious Music

You’ve accidentally obtained an old harp Although the harp was iave it a new life The harp then played ato repay your efforts The contents of the song are about the tragic life of a geniusended, the wo somewhere

It is the Melody Hill where the genius er to show its nener to its previous oho ic end

<difficulty: b=”” quest=”” restriction:=”” minstrel=””>

“Eh? A quest? Then this harp is the starting item for a quest?”

Roco read the information ith shocked eyes

“If it is the Melody Hill than it isn’t far away”

Roco checked theabout it She was curious about the quest that appeared after she repaired the harp and heard the incomplete melody If she arrived at the destination with the harp then sheIn addition, she could take the Unicorn so it wouldn’t take et there

“Okay, Unicorn!”

Hihihihing! Hihihihing!

The unicorn snorted and quickly arrived at Melody HillIt was a hill overlooking the village of HarukonWhen she explored the hill while riding the unicorn, she saw a simple tombstone surrounded by flowers When Roco approached the tombstone, the harp shook and instantly showed a reaction But that was all it did

“What the? Do I have to play it directly?”

The harp’s strings ht she would hear the rest of the song so she was quite disappointed But she came all the way here so shouldn’t she complete the quest?

“What kind of song do I need to play?”

Actually there was no need to worry Roco only kne to play one song on the harp It was the harp sheet ed into a ic scrolls, a minstrel learned how to play the instruic depended on the skilfulness with that instru Unlike a ree of skilfulness has risen enough However, Roco’s harp playing skill was still inferior She was apprehensive but the tune played to soree when she concentratedRoco played the harp seriously when so happened

-Ugh, stop, stop! I won’t accept such abo!

The sculpture irily Roco beca at the harp

-It is not the harp It’s me Hey, what the? Raise your head Over here